09-30-2011, 03:18
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Nice article,, A little history lesson..
Nice article,, A little history lesson,, enjoy..
Green Berets reflect on what makes Special Forces special, 2:05 AM, Sep. 24, 2011
http://www.theleafchronicle.com/apps...=2011109240326
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09-30-2011, 05:36
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Not quite as old as those boys,but have my own memories of old SF days................  
Big Teddy 
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09-30-2011, 06:24
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Nice article, sure wish I could coax my father in law to go to some of those oldtimer reunions...he don't like goin' to them...
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09-30-2011, 06:38
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Speaking of Old SF History
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Nice article, sure wish I could coax my father in law to go to some of those oldtimer reunions...he don't like goin' to them...
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Speaking of Old SF History - the Buffer Man?
How's he doing? You said you'd check up on him.
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09-30-2011, 06:51
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Speaking of Old SF History - the Buffer Man?
How's he doing? You said you'd check up on him.
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The one on the PsyOps painting hanging in the JFK Center entrance hallway?
We used to refer to the 'B' in 05B, 11B, 12B, and 91B as being Army code for 'Buffermaster' which we earned cleaning the JFK Center while going through SFTG.
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09-30-2011, 07:17
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Yeah
Yeah, that's the one.
I was telling the story to Glebo while at lunch yesterday with a great group of PS.com members up at the Lodge. The, er, wait staff, was giving us dirty looks as it was well past lunch time and our table was the only folks in there.
Stras was there and his CSM was sitting at another table to keep an eye on him and make sure he didn't grow his hair out like the rest of us long hairs.
Anyway, Glebo, since he works in the "Tan" (ex White) House. said he would check up on Buffer Man.
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09-30-2011, 08:01
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Yeah, that's the one.
I was telling the story to Glebo while at lunch yesterday with a great group of PS.com members up at the Lodge. The, er, wait staff, was giving us dirty looks as it was well past lunch time and our table was the only folks in there.
Stras was there and his CSM was sitting at another table to keep an eye on him and make sure he didn't grow his hair out like the rest of us long hairs.
Anyway, Glebo, since he works in the "Tan" (ex White) House. said he would check up on Buffer Man.
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yeah, yeah, If I rmember at lunch I'll pop over and check it out for ya...
gotta go to lunch first though....priorities must be adhered to..
that was a good story though, It'd be interesting to see if it was still there...
BTW, nice lunch fellas...good way to spend a lunch time..
I shoulda went back for another plate..
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09-30-2011, 10:23
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well fellas...no more buffer man. They may have moved it to another location, but it's not there now. They totally remodified that joint about 2 yrs ago...
Now, gotta come up with some more legacy trivia...
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09-30-2011, 10:30
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Location of the ..............
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...........Now, gotta come up with some more legacy trivia...
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OK, where was the old 82nd Sport Parachute Club/Bar located.
Hint - it became real popular when the GB Club moved over to the old Womack area.
I think they closed it down because SF kept drinking them out of beer.
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09-30-2011, 10:35
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wasn't it over by yadkin rd, near the 5th gp BOP site??? I remember the GB club over near the hospital, so the other one near yadkin, comin' down rielly had to be the 82d one....I think..
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wasn't it over by yadkin rd, near the 5th gp BOP site??? I remember the GB club over near the hospital, so the other one near yadkin, comin' down rielly had to be the 82d one....I think..
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That's where I remember it being, too - about a 5 minute crawl away from the Drop Zone Club and Vet Clinic on the corner of Yadkin/Reilly.
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09-30-2011, 12:14
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was a great reunion with the Org Day activities...there were young guys there too you know...like me.
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09-30-2011, 13:25
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Point of view
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was a great reunion with the Org Day activities...there were young guys there too you know...like me.
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Point of view. To some you were one of the older guys.
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09-30-2011, 13:43
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darn pete, why don't ya just ruin his moment...
I was at Campbell, but only for a day, and didn't even get on post, or near it. Went up to the grandsons 1st B-day, and that was about it....wish I had more time...oh well.. 
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PRB's advantage is that when he's 70 he'll still look 40.
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